Ivan Rakitić is a young Swiss-born Croatian footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04. He plays as a midfielder. Although he has previously competed with the Swiss under-17 and under-19 national team, he decided to take up the call by Slaven Bilić and play for Croatian national team. Rakitić was part of Basel's 2006 UEFA Cup run to the competition's quarter-finals. In 2007 he was proclaimed the 'best young player' of the 2006/2007 Swiss Super League. Wikipedia
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